Los Angeles Firefighters Deploying to Mexico

The Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team is deploying to Mexico to help with the recovery efforts in the aftermath of the devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake that left hundreds of people dead.

The team, known as USA-2, is being deployed as part of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. It includes firefighters, engineers, emergency room physicians, paramedic rescue specialists and several other specialists.

On Wednesday morning, USA-2 was packing gear at its headquarters in Pacoima, awaiting official orders to head to the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, from which it would fly down to Mexico.